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## [Do You Know the Assigned Protection Factor Your Respirator Must Have?](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respiratory-protection-assigned-protection-factor-by-type)

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 Topics: [Respirator safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-safety), [Respirators](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirators), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

Respirators have a job to do, don't ever forget that! Just slipping on any old respirator doesn’t work. You need to know the science behind them and that starts with knowing that they’re designated by their class. Each class has an assigned protection factor (APF) that tells you how much protection ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respiratory-protection-assigned-protection-factor-by-type)

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## [Nuisance Level Organic Vapors: Get the stink out!](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/nuisance-level-organic-vapors-get-the-stink-out)

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 Topics: [Facility Safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/facility-safety), [Respirator safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-safety), [Respirators](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirators), [Respirator Health](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-health), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

Have you ever had that job that no matter what you did, you couldn’t get the smell out of your nose? It’s like you actually inhaled the source of the funk and its sitting right there in your snout, even hours after your shift ended. If you have, you know exactly what we’re talking about. If not, ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/nuisance-level-organic-vapors-get-the-stink-out)

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## [Respirator Safety in 5 Easy Steps: Bacon's Safety Tip](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respirator-safety-healthy-ready-to-breathe-lungs-in-5-easy-steps)

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 Topics: [Respirator safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-safety), [Respirators](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirators), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

Bacon is pretty good in the kitchen. He likes to flex his culinary muscles from time to time…he’s definitely got the chops. Anyway… he’s also pretty smart when it comes to safety, so he wanted to share an easy recipe on choosing the right respiratory protection. He’s sick of seeing his buddies ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respirator-safety-healthy-ready-to-breathe-lungs-in-5-easy-steps)

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## [Respirator Cartridge Mad Science! (color chart included)](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respiratory-protection-the-science-behind-the-cartridges)

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 Topics: [Respirators](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirators), [Respirator Health](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-health), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

Do I really need a respirator program? If you are ok with having a team of workers carrying around oxygen tanks and piles of medical bills, fines and lawsuits landing on your desk, do what makes sense to you. If you have a lick of sense, you may want to refer to OSHA and NIOSH for the requirements ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respiratory-protection-the-science-behind-the-cartridges)

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## [5 Steps to Keeping Your Respiratory Protection in Better Shape than You: Bacon's Safety Tip](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/5-steps-to-keeping-your-respiratory-protection-in-better-shape-than-you-are)

[![](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/QCS%20-%20C03%20-%20BST%20-%20Respiratory%20-%20Facility%20-%20JPEG.jpg?width=488) ](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/5-steps-to-keeping-your-respiratory-protection-in-better-shape-than-you-are)

 Topics: [Respirators](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirators), [Respirator Health](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-health), [Bacon's Safety Tips](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/bacons-safety-tips), [how to](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/how-to), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

Want to know a few ways to keep your respirator in good shape? If you work in an environment that causes you to need to wear a respirator, then you need to know everything about that respirator in order to stay safe. Your lungs depend on it. From wearing the right respirator for the job to regular ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/5-steps-to-keeping-your-respiratory-protection-in-better-shape-than-you-are)

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## [Shocking Truth on Respiratory Protection: Is Silica the New Asbestos?](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respiratory-protection-tips-is-silica-the-new-asbestos)

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 Topics: [PPE](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/ppe), [Respiratory Safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory-safety), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

Protecting Workers from Silica Exposure OSHA rolled out a final rule on respirable crystalline silica (June 23, 2016) and its bringing some big time changes over the next 5 years. Considering it only takes a small amount of that stuff to create monumental health risks, some changes are definitely ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/respiratory-protection-tips-is-silica-the-new-asbestos)

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## [GVS Elipse P100 NIOSH Respirator: Product Spotlight](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/product-spotlight-gvs-elipse-p100-respirator)

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 Topics: [PPE](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/ppe), [Product Spotlight](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/product-spotlight), [Respiratory Safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory-safety), [Respirators](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirators), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

Watch as Dave walks through the features of the GVS Elipse P100 NIOSH Respirator: Follow the link to learn more about this respirator over in the Quad City Safety Store. Selecting the right respirator for the job is just the beginning. Want even more awesome content? Just check out this article on ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/product-spotlight-gvs-elipse-p100-respirator)

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## [Respirator Safety Basics: What the heck is a fit test?](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/fit-testing-respirator-safety-basics)

[![](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/respirator_industrial.jpg?width=488) ](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/fit-testing-respirator-safety-basics)

 Topics: [Respirator Fit Tests](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-fit-tests), [PPE](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/ppe), [Facility Safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/facility-safety), [Respirator safety](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-safety), [Respirator Health](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respirator-health), [Respiratory](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/topic/respiratory)

If you work in areas where you could possibly breathe in particulates, vapors or fibers, you probably already know that wearing respirators is crucial to your health and safety. You don’t want to breathe in harmful materials, so you wear your mask. But did you know that regular fit testing is the ... [Read More](https://hub.quadcitysafety.com/facility/blog/fit-testing-respirator-safety-basics)

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